Tom Branch - Roads of Faith

Today was a nice day. Except for my car freaked me out. My brakes are making noises they should not be. I called the dealer and I hope they will fix this at no charge. Otherwise I may be in a jam. Since I just got the car, havnt had it three weeks, and not even made my first payment yet....I hope they can do something about it. And there is already the matter with the trunk and starter is goofing off. Not a great time.

Why is it that when I really try to start a budget and clear up some finances, things like this happen? I guess more Dave Ramsey show for me. But I know I need to get with a second job somewhere for a few months. It's just where. To be honest I am still burned out from last time. Filled out a bunch of apps and got nothing out of any of them. Spent so much time and got no where. But I need to overcome this and do it again.

Today I talked with Daniel about the partnership. It went very well. One point that did come up about the tithing....I really feel guilty when this comes up. I am stretched tight as it is and it's hard to get there. Now will the grace of God get me through to the point where I am making money to tithe and give away to support? Maybe it's still me trying to be the hero.

I see that God has been working and maybe some great things are on the horizon...maybe not, then again living a life more so through Christ is a great thing. But the one part that gets me is when Daniel asked a question at the very end. Now this is so wild I smile and laugh at it. I can't belive that I was asked as it is something I have been praying about and instead of me finding the answer, it came to me. Right on the front porch while I was there. God's timing....Its well no words can tell of how great it is.

The path is getting bumpy, or challenging. But thats the glory and the fun of it. Things are about to get ...well something. Something good. WHen I reflect upon this, I smile.

Comfort.

5 Comments:

Bello Montana Roasters said...: Hey Tom,

I can identify with you about finances. Finally I turned it all over to God and made tithing the very first thing I pay... before the house, the car, and even the groceries. And as you know the word tithing is derived from the word tenth. I pay a full 10% of my GROSS wages. It was a leap of faith... but I tell you that the windows of heaven have opened and I NEVER have a need... if I take care of the Lord's tenth first.

God Bless; Thursday, July 14, 2005 12:05:00 AM
Anonymous said...: Yeah, I just started a budget a couple of months ago. It was extremely tough. Both of the last two months I have been in the red, and I am still starting to get the hang of it. I started keeping track of every dollar I spend now too, and it is really helping me not spend money on unimportant things. I can send you the excel template I am using for my budget if you are interested.

adios; Thursday, July 14, 2005 11:15:00 AM
Anonymous said...: Oh yeah, and I started giving 10% of my gross and it is not easy, but it isn't nearly as hard as I thought it would be either.; Thursday, July 14, 2005 11:16:00 AM
Sage_Muse said...: Hey Brian:

Send me the template too! I'm in serious need of a budget.; Thursday, July 14, 2005 4:46:00 PM
Tom said...: Yeah I would like to see what you are using. I am doing one I made after listening to Dave Ramsey a million times, but I am still curious to see what others are doing. Drop me a line mrbranch@gmail.com; Thursday, July 14, 2005 4:54:00 PM

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